Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced on New Year’s Day that thousands of Connecticut residents convicted of cannabis possession will have their records erased in an automated process.
The state officially cleared 42,964 cannabis convictions as of Sunday morning, according to a tweet from Gov. Ned Lamont.
Residents whose records have been deleted are free to tell employers, landlords and schools that the cannabis conviction never happened.
Lamont had previously announced that thousands of low-level cannabis convictions would be automatically erased on January 1st.
“Especially when employers are trying to fill vacancies, an old low-level possession conviction should not deter anyone from their aspirations,” he wrote last month.
The move follows the 2021 legislation which also regulates the use of cannabis by adults. Recreational marijuana is already legal in the state, and dispensaries can begin selling it on Jan. 10.
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